More seven-year-olds claiming disability benefits than 50-year-olds as Labour’s welfare bill spirals out of control

Britain’s welfare crisis has reached an extraordinary new milestone, with more seven-year-old children receiving disability benefits than 50-year-old adults, as Labour faces fresh accusations of allowing an increasingly unaffordable system to spiral out of control. Figures analysed by The Telegraph show 69,799 seven-year-olds receiving disability benefits, compared with 66,670 people aged 50. The Telegraph reports … Continue reading More seven-year-olds claiming disability benefits than 50-year-olds as Labour’s welfare bill spirals out of control